Due to an expired pointer reference bug Squid is vulnerable to a
Denial of Service attack against Cache Manager error responses.
Severity:
This problem allows a trusted client to perform Denial of Service
when generating error pages for Client Manager reports.
Updated Packages:
This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.6.
In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable
releases can be found in our patch archives:
Squid 5:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_11.patch
Squid 6:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_11.patch
If you are using a prepackaged version of Squid then please refer
to the package vendor for availability information on updated
packages.
Determining if your version is vulnerable:
Squid older than 5.0.5 have not been tested and should be assumed
to be vulnerable.
All Squid-5.x up to and including 5.9 are vulnerable.
All Squid-6.x up to and including 6.5 are vulnerable.
Workaround:
Prevent access to Cache Manager using Squid's main access
control:
http_access deny manager
Contact details for the Squid project:
For installation / upgrade support on binary packaged versions
of Squid: Your first point of contact should be your binary
package vendor.
If you install and build Squid from the original Squid sources
then the [email protected] mailing list is your
primary support point. For subscription details see
http://www.squid-cache.org/Support/mailing-lists.html.
For reporting of non-security bugs in the latest STABLE release
the squid bugzilla database should be used
https://bugs.squid-cache.org/.
For reporting of security sensitive bugs send an email to the
[email protected] mailing list. It's a closed
list (though anyone can post) and security related bug reports
are treated in confidence until the impact has been established.
Credits:
This vulnerability was discovered by Joshua Rogers of Opera
Software.
Fixed by The Measurement Factory.
Revision history:
2023-10-12 11:53:02 UTC Initial Report
2023-11-12 09:33:20 UTC Patches Released
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Due to an expired pointer reference bug Squid is vulnerable to a
Denial of Service attack against Cache Manager error responses.
Severity:
This problem allows a trusted client to perform Denial of Service
when generating error pages for Client Manager reports.
Updated Packages:
This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.6.
In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable
releases can be found in our patch archives:
Squid 5:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_11.patch
Squid 6:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_11.patch
If you are using a prepackaged version of Squid then please refer
to the package vendor for availability information on updated
packages.
Determining if your version is vulnerable:
Squid older than 5.0.5 have not been tested and should be assumed
to be vulnerable.
All Squid-5.x up to and including 5.9 are vulnerable.
All Squid-6.x up to and including 6.5 are vulnerable.
Workaround:
Prevent access to Cache Manager using Squid's main access
control:
http_access deny manager
Contact details for the Squid project:
For installation / upgrade support on binary packaged versions
of Squid: Your first point of contact should be your binary
package vendor.
If you install and build Squid from the original Squid sources
then the [email protected] mailing list is your
primary support point. For subscription details see
http://www.squid-cache.org/Support/mailing-lists.html.
For reporting of non-security bugs in the latest STABLE release
the squid bugzilla database should be used
https://bugs.squid-cache.org/.
For reporting of security sensitive bugs send an email to the
[email protected] mailing list. It's a closed
list (though anyone can post) and security related bug reports
are treated in confidence until the impact has been established.
Credits:
This vulnerability was discovered by Joshua Rogers of Opera
Software.
Fixed by The Measurement Factory.
Revision history:
2023-10-12 11:53:02 UTC Initial Report
2023-11-12 09:33:20 UTC Patches Released
END